Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-18

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Gen raj Term so that It may be six months or
In IRE before the Is finally out OF court After
That 1t is stated that, in case Prof. Emmons is not
heiu Liable for the extraordinary costs, the phySi
clans and others engaged by Mrs Emmons in the
case may enter suit at law against Prof. Emmons
to recover what is due them, on the principle that
the husband is responsible for debts necessarily
| incurred by the wife.
Sales OF Real Estate.
S. s. Griggs has bought OF Annie NJ LinviIe, for
$4.OOO SUB lot SO, square 725 Is by 1919 feet, on
street, between LIST and ID streets northeast.
j. s. Swormstedt has bought or j. S. Boss for
5000 subs 123 to LIS, square 1908 each I3s. by
AN, on 18th street, between Wyne and 1 streets
northeast. X. b. DIETRICH has bought OF W. Mayse
for s., $50 lots and s. square SOB, 30 10y lS3 on
street, between Az and 6Ll streets. Elizabeth ID.
Bottelle has bought OF j. p. Lewis lot 81, for
81 for $1,000, all OF Dennison and Leighton's sub
or Mount Pleasant.
R. K. HIT has bought, for ss.147, parts lots 8
and d So $780, fronting on the south side or ST rect
SOUTH between New jersey avenue and LIST street
east. The Sisters OF the Visitation have sold TO
Mary Solly, for So 1854. lot 81 81. 1872 "a by 1873
feet, On street, between 18th street and Connec-
ticut avenue northwest.
RANGE OF THE THERMoxKTRR-The following
were the readings at the signal once to-day: a.
N. 50: pm, 100: maximum. lO2; minimum, 76.
There were "a cases OF vagrancy tried in the
Police Court to-day. seventeen were released
seven were given 80 days eacn; seven so DAYS
each, and one from West Washington was given
20 days.
RAILROAD CoMMIsSIoNER.-Secretary Lamar
has designated Mr.. john B. McNamee OF the As
sistant AttorneyGeneral's ONCE, as a member OF
a commission which, in accordance with the rec
concentration OF the Commissioner OF the General
Land ONCE, he has authorized be appointed for
the purpose OF inveStig ating the condition of
Willamette Valley and Cascade Mountain Wagon
Road, The Dallas Military Road, and the oregon
Central Wagon Road, in oregon, To whether
SAID roads have been constructed, and whether or
not the certlflcation or the governor OF the CON-
pletion OF said roads was obtained by false and
fraudulent representations, made 10y parties inter-
ested In obtaining said lands. Mr.. hobbs and r.
Slackelford, or the General Land Oil e, Will prob
ably be appointed as the other members OF the
commission, and they will begin their work early
In August.
Deaths from Heat i'm Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1s.-There was but little
noon six deaths from proStration had been re-
ported. The Thermometer at noon registered -
degrees There were eighteen deaths from the
heat yesterday and five on saturday.
Mixed schools in Cincinnati.
From the Enquirer. July I6
''There will be no colored schools, in name, In
this city In the future under the act OF the general
assembly last winter" remarked Assistant Clerk
Grauttman. OF the board OF education yesterday,
''but, in TACT they'll exist just the same as ever
the colored schools last term have signed a peri
ton which has been filed with the board asking
that the colored schools be maintained, and taught
by colOred teachers in the future they have
been In the past. Under the act OF the general
Serlbly colored children entitled TO any school,
but, almost without exception the coored parents
manifest no desire to take advantage of the law TO
thrust their children In among white pupils and
greatly prefer to hive them educated In colonies
OF themselves by teac lerS OF tavir own color as
heretofore. The cOlored schools OF the city Will
be maintained, In fact, next year as usual with
the regular corps OF cOlored teachers but IN name
ply public schools"
A CHASTITY BATHING ExPERrENcE.-A lady and
gentleman were bathing of Seabright, n. j. Fri
day, and the lady suddenly tainted In the water
shoulder attached. Was tangled as,Tt 6 6nr
foot. II Is supposed TO be the arm OF the body OF
a man found in the water at Woodbridge Thurs
DAY evening with the head and one arm missing.
CURIOUS LEGAL QuEsrIoN-A curious legal ques-
ton confronted the PROBATE CourL OF Calhoun
County, Mich, last week. In January. 1886 DIR.
Martin White, at Battle Greek, killed his wife ami
two children and then took his own lie The
question which for q time greatly Led The
Judge was as to whether the children OF Mrs.
White died first, as II when she died the Oh ldren
the father died last he would inherit the property
from the children. and upon his death, leaving no
shs 90 70 DR. WHITES
other hand II the children were killed first, then.
sas % %SnS her
brothers as her nearest living relatives
The whole question hinged on the tact whether
the ulOCner OF the cnliOreQ cleo INST. IneTe was
no witness to the awful tragedy. All the parties
Intelligent and experienced probate Officers In the
STATE nnally shou dered the responsibility and de-
cided the case arbitrarily. He held that the chill
dren were first killed, and thus the property de-
Scended on the mothers side.
DEATH OF 1rR sAvER-Jack Bradford, one
OF the members OF the famous lfe-saving service
at Atlantic City, n. j., died at the West Penn
second one OF the brothers whose life has been
wrecked as q result OF saving other lives. the
first one was Captain Chris Bradford, who died
OF paralysis about eighteen months ago.
A WIRES BITTER RRvREGR.-A Cincinnati special |
says: MIS- Nell c. Kerr has created a sensation. |
Her husband was travelling passenger agent OF |
the Queen and Crescent railroad. They lived to |
covered her husband two years ago corresponding |
with an Indiana girl She lost confidence In him, |
and there was q GOODNESS In that family. Now, |
within the last two or three days she has had her
revenge. She has committed the Wild, revengeful |
freak OF going over into Kentucky and marrying |
Hosea duncan, OF Mount Pleasant Pa, boy |
twenty years old, twelve years her Junior. They
have run away TO Washington Territory, and Nj. |
Kerr Is pursuing them with detective.
aCLxvRLAND AND GoRDoN."5The G0se8e OF Au.
gussa Ga. has Q column and q half double-leaded
editorial this morning reviewing the political field
and giving some advice 70 the democrats which
concludes as follows: "Let them put second on the
democratic ticket John b Gordon, OF Georgia, and
let it read aG the masthead For President Grover
Cleveland, Of New York; for Woe President John
b Gordon, OF Georgia"
Catholic church In Baltimore. preached Q strong
sermon Yesterday against the ilQuOP selling IN M
parish. 1t created sensation, as number OF the
hQeor-selleB were present